,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dcge  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #ah1      
#bjai,mr4 ,rouda 7for himself and ,mr4  
,garamendi7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure1 and in addition to the 
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1 for
 a period to be subsequently determined 
by the ,speaker1 in each case for       
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
direct the ,secretary of ,transportation
 to enter into an agreement with the    
,national ,academy of ,engineering to   
conduct a study on seismicity1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,pipeline      
,seismic ,safety ,study ,act4  #b4      
,national ,academy of ,engineering study
 on seismicity  7a7 ,in general ,the    
,secretary of ,transportation1 in       
consultation with the ,federal ,energy  

,regulatory ,commission1 shall enter    
into an agreement with the ,national    
,academy of ,engineering under which the
 ,national ,academy of ,engineering     
shall conduct a study to--  7#a7        
evaluate the current ,federal           
requirements for pipeline design and    
siting relating to seismicity1 land     
subsidence1 and landslides2 and  7#b7   
identify any deficiencies in industry   
practices related to such requirements4 
7b7 ,notice required ,upon completion of
 the study required under subsection    
7a71 the ,national ,academy of          
,engineering shall transmit notice of   
the completion of such study to the     
,office of the ,law ,revision ,counsel4 
7c7 ,report to ,congress ,not later than
 #ij days after the completion of the   
study required under subsection 7a71 the
 ,national ,academy of ,engineering     
shall submit to the ,committee on       
,transportation and ,infrastructure of  
the ,house of ,representatives1 the     
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of  

the ,house of ,representatives1 and the 
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation of the ,senate a report 
containing the results of the study     
required under subsection 7a74